Table 1.
Summary of 9 International Osteoporosis Foundation accredited fracture liaison services in Taiwan.
| Name | Service population size | Year FLS started | Past 12 months new FLS patients | Institute type | FLS coordinator | Patient identification restriction | DXA availability | DXA restriction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Taiwan University Hospital | ca. 8,000,000 | 2014 | 407 | Teaching/university | Researcher | ≥50 yr; hip or vertebral fracture only | Yes | Nontraumatic fracture |
| Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital | ca. 350,000 | 2014 | 655 | Private not for profit | Dedicated coordinator | No | Yes | Nontraumatic fracture |
| National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch | ca. 100,000 | 2014 | 40 | District | Dedicated coordinator | ≧50 yr; vertebral fracture only | Yes | Nontraumatic fracture |
| Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | ca. 2,117,000 | 2015 | 107 | Teaching/University | Dedicated coordinator | ≥50 yr; hip or vertebral fracture only | Yes | ≥50 yr or postmenopausal women; hip or vertebral fracture only |
| Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital | ca. 300,000 | 2015 | 150 | Teaching/University | Researcher | ≥50 yr; hip or vertebral fracture only | Yes | Nontraumatic fracture |
| China Medical University Hospital | ca. 100,000 | 2015 | 130 | Teaching/University | Dedicated coordinator | ≥50 yr | Yes | No |
| E-Da Hospital | ca. 1,000,000 | 2016 | 2849 | Teaching/University | Dedicated coordinator | No | Yes | No |
| Taitung Christian Hospital | ca. 223,000 | 2016 | 42 | Private not for profit | Clinician | ≥50 yr; hip fracture only | Yes | ≥50 yr; hip or vertebral fracture only |
| Lukang Christian Hospital | ca. 75,000 | 2016 | 1318 | District | Dedicated coordinator | ≥50 yr; hip or vertebral fracture only | Yes | ≥18 yr |
FLS, fracture liaison service; DXA, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.